To kick off New York Fashion Week, nearly 10,000 supporters joined Essence for its third annual Street Style Block Party. The event took place in Brooklyn on Saturday, September 10 and I have to say the queens showed up and showed out. During the course of the day the event’s official hashtag (#EssenceStyle) was trending on Twitter, with thousands of posts from around the world celebrating real women with great style. Even now, there is still a buzz about all of the great things that took place and all of the beautiful women in attendance. We have...

Unless you were under a rock that was under an even bigger rock, you know that last weekend Afro Punk took place in Brooklyn, New York. Individuals came from near and far to experience the festival that has been called one of the greatest cultural experiences of our time. It is a gumbo of sorts where free spirits, forward thinkers, colorful energy and artistic beings are all served as one delightful dish. Unfortunately, the Naturally Silk2 family was unable to attend this year but that didn’t stop us from getting our lives (several times). Like many...

Hey Natural Beauties!   There are some trends that emerge only to fade away as swiftly as they come and then there are some trends that become staples. When you are talking about natural hair, you have to admit that the afro is a definite staple. Since its rise to popularity in the late 50’s, people have been rocking afros in some form. Whether it is the TWA (teeny weeny afro), a frohawk or you are rocking ruff and stuff with your afro puffs… most natural beauties have rocked a fro. Now we can’t have a...